Explore the garden of Duncan & Julia Brine, a private garden in Pawling, open to the public for self-guided tours to benefit the Garden Conservancy and Friends of the Great Swamp; 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. No reservations required; rain or shine. Featuring an emphasis on native plants in a naturalistic, six-acre garden and arboretum, the thirty-three-year-old garden has a maturing plant collection including an allée of bald cypress trees, groups of fringe trees, and more than twenty viburnums (native and non-native), some with showy berries, and several imposing hedges of giant miscanthus grasses. Admission is $7 per person; children 12 & under free. See www.opendaysprogram.org or call The Garden Conservancy toll-free weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, 1-888-842-2442.